Post Holdings Inc Shares Near 52-Week High - Market Mover
The shares closed 0.6% below its 52-week high of $90.67, with trading volume higher than its 30 day average
Aug 08, 2022 by Kwhen Finance Editors
Post Holdings Inc (POST) shares closed today at 0.6% below its 52 week high of $90.67, giving the company a market cap of $5B. The stock is currently up 17.8% year-to-date, up 23.3% over the past 12 months, and up 53.8% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.4%.
Trading Activity
- Trading volume this week was 28.3% higher than the 20-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.6.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.
- The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $814 million in earnings before interest and taxes from $5 billion in revenue. It currently holds $740 million in cash and $890 million in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 0 is lower than its current P/E ratio of 11.27, implying that analysts are expecting an increase in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 0.08. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 4.18 which means it currently has $4.18 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 2.53. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 3 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 1.29.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 2.40.
P/E
11.27
EBITDA
$814M
P/Book
2.53
Mkt Cap
$5B
P/Sales
1.29
Revenue
$5B
EPS (TTM)
7.65
PEG Ratio
0.08
EV/Revenue
2.40
Total Cash
$740M
Debt/Equity
4.18
Forward P/E
0.00
Current Debt
$890M
Gross Profit
$1B
Dividend Date
-
Earnings Date
-
Profit Margin
0.05
Revenue/Share
89.41
Total Revenue
$5B
Enterprise Val
$13B
Put/Call Ratio
0.81
Revenue/Employee
498597.72
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Consumer Staples industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Holdings Inc | 0.1 | 17.8 | 23.3 | 0.2 | 43.0 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 0.1 | -8.8 | -5.2 | -9.8 | 11.3 |
| S&P 500 Index | -0.1 | -12.3 | -5.2 | -12.8 | 14.7 |
| Consumer Staples | -0.1 | -2.8 | 7.1 | -7.9 | 10.9 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by -787.8%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 212.8%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 264.7% higher than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Holdings Inc | POST | 11.3 | 17.8 | 23.3 | 0.2 | 43.0 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 3.1 | -2.6 | 7.4 | -5.3 | 21.8 |
| PepsiCo Inc | PEP | 26.1 | 1.8 | 16.2 | ||
| General Mills, Inc. | GIS | 16.8 | 15.6 | 35.7 | -0.7 | 38.9 |
| Kellogg Co | K | 17.2 | 17.5 | 22.0 | -2.2 | 25.6 |
| Conagra Brands Inc | CAG | 18.6 | 3.6 | 9.0 | -5.0 | 16.9 |
| Flowers Foods, Inc. | FLO | 26.7 | 2.4 | 25.0 | -4.8 | 26.8 |
| Treehouse Foods Inc | THS | -140.6 | 5.3 | 8.0 | -0.6 | 53.0 |
| Hain Celestial Group Inc | HAIN | 17.9 | -46.0 | -42.6 | ||
| B&G Foods, Inc | BGS | 42.1 | -20.9 | -13.8 | -29.5 | 12.8 |
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